Dr Stamm was invited to speak at the 2018 Horasis Global Meeting "Inspiring the Future" which took place from 5 to 8 May 2018 in the Portuguese city of Cascais. The
Horasis Global Meeting aims to be the world's foremost annual gathering of business leaders who interact with heads of governments and key ministers as well as Nobel laureates and other thought
leaders. The meeting's purpose is to advance solutions to today's most critical challenges.

April 2018: Dr Julia Stamm appointed as Adjunct Senior Fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia

Dr Julia Stamm of Science Leads has been appointed as Adjunct Senior Fellow in the Centre for Policy Futures (CFP), University of Queensland, Brisbane,
Australia.

Working closely with governments, international organisations, and key stakeholders, the CPF specialises in three policy
areas:

- Science, Technology and Society

- Sustainable Development Goals and Capacity Building

- Trade, Foreign & Security Policy

To find out more about the Centre for Policy Futures, please click here: https://policy-futures.centre.uq.edu.au/

March 2018: SCIENCE LEADS is looking for a Student Research Assistant

SCIENCE LEADS is recruiting a Student Research Assistant on part time basis in Berlin (approx. 10 hours/week to
start with, with the possibility to do more in the future). The position is to be filled as soon as possible.

For more information and to apply, please send an e-mail to
contact@science-leads.com

SCIENCE LEADS is pleased to share the announcement of a new social media campaign to be launched on 5 March 2018, an initiative by colleagues from Sustainably
Society at Groningen University, The Netherlands.

Worldwide, research budgets for the Social Sciences and the Humanities (SSH) face increasing pressure, partly because the crucial role
of SSH research and the contributions it can make to addressing today's challenges is not always well understood. The campaign aims to make the voice of the SSH heard and help convince
policy makers and research funders of the importance of investing in SSH research.

What: Social media campaign #SSHare your contribution
When: Starting 5 March 2018
Action: Show why SSH research is important by writing this on the A4 document which you can download via the link below, take a picture and #SSHare it online!

For more information and to download the document: https://www.rug.nl/research/sustainable-society/communication/sshare

January 2018: Crossing Boundaries: New approaches for science advice to policy - SAPEA Conference Report available

On 13 October 2017, SAPEA (Science Advice for Policy by European Academies) held a one-day conference, Crossing Boundaries: New approaches for science advice to
policy, in Tallinn, Estonia. The event took place as part of the Estonian Presidency of the European Council.

The conference brought together speakers from the academic community, the policy sphere, the private sector, social enterprise and the media to discuss opportunities
and challenges of cro-creating solutions to pressing policy issues.

Key messages of the conference were:

International challenges require interdisciplinary approaches.

Social sciences and humanities play a vital role in policy advice.

Collaboration within and across sectors is essential to success.

Citizens' concerns must be understood by scientists and policy-makers.

Scientists must engage with the public, not just inform them.

Creating inclusive communities for shared learning and dialogue is the way forward.

The full conference report is now available: www.sapea.info/Insights1.

Dr Stamm of Science Leads had the pleasure to moderate the event.

December 2017

November 2017: Advocacy for Scientists: New skills for changing science-society and science-policy relations

"If we as scientists are not willing to communicate about the importance of science and to advocate for science, who will?"*

Many of today's political decisions have strong scientific underpinnings. Also, policy makers can, and often do, benefit from the expertise provided by researchers.
The role of scientists, however, seems to be changing. In the past, researchers tended to support the stance that they should simply lay their knowledge out there and let the public and policy
makers decide what to do with it.

In the light of increasing anti-science rhetoric and proposals, however, there is increasing agreement that scientists need to be more visible in the public debate.
Increasingly, scientists are viewed - and at times expected - as going beyond merely providing scientific options, taking on more active roles in policy deliberations and actively engaging in
dialogue and exchange with stakeholders.

But what does it actually mean to be an advocate for and in science? How to communicate with stakeholders, with the political world? Being an effective science
advocate and communicator requires acquiring new skills, in addition to the broad skill set that reseachers have already. To teach the skills and tools for strategic science advocacy is the focus
of a new workshop format developed by SCIENCE LEADS.

For further information: contact@science-leads.com

*K.N. Jones-Jamtgaard/C.Lee in: MBoC Perspective 2017, Vol. 8, 2158

October 2017: How to assess the readiness for impact of research in the social sciences and humanities?

This was the leading question discussed by a select group of experts (science policy makers, researchers, practioners, research and impact managers), among them Dr
Julia Stamm from Science Leads, when they gathered for a workshop in Lisbon, Portugal, on 31 October.

The workshop was organised by the EU-funded Horizon 2020 project consortium Dandelion (www.dandelion-europe.eu). Entitled "Valorisation Activities and SSH Research
Ripeness for Impact", participants presented and discussed examples of best practice fostering fruitful exchange between SSH researchers and stakeholders from policy, civil society and business,
and, thus, leading to sustainable impact.

For more information:
http://www.dandelion-europe.eu/en/news-media/news/dandelion-news/valorisation-activities-and-ssh-research-ripeness-for-impact-dandelion-workshop-.html

October 2017: Dr Julia Stamm of Science Leads and Dr Irina Michalowitz of IM Consult, in cooperation with the Aspen Institute Berlin, hold evening workshop on the topic of leadership for women

On 5 October, Dr Julia Stamm of Science Leads and Dr Irina Michalowitz of IM Consult joined forces to hold an evening of exchange and
debate around the topic of "Leadership for women" at the Aspen Institute in Berlin. Topics covered included values-based leadership, career strategies, group dynamics, skills development,
work-life balance. Our thanks go to the team of the Aspen Institute who kindly convened and hosted the event.

To find out more about our formats and the topics we cover, just get in touch.

On 29 and 30 May 2017, the high-level summit GLOBAL SOLUTIONS took place in Berlin, in the context of the German Group of Twenty (G20) presidency. It brought
together the world’s leading think tanks and over 1.000 participants and 100 Young Global Changers from all over the world. Their common mission: to tackle the most pressing challenges facing our
planet and to propose research-based policy solutions to the G20 leaders.

Dr Julia Stamm of SCIENCE LEADS was trusted with the conference management, supported by a great team based at the German capital newspaper Der Tagesspiegel.

For more information on the summit and to read the T20 policy briefs: https://registration.global-solutions.international/

In times of eroding trust in expertise and experts and the appearance of 'alternative facts', what is the role for social sciences and humanities in
providing scientific advice to policy?

On 25 April, the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA), the Stiftung Mercator and the Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate
Change (MCC) co-organised a one-day workshop to discuss the challenges, opportunities and best practices of social science advice to policy.

The role of social sciences in public policy processes is an increasing focus of academic and science policy debates, with regular calls for better integration of
social science evidence and expertise in policy advice processes. The challenges, however, are manifold. Hence, reflecting on the societal and political context of science policy advice in
general and on the pitfalls and prospects of social science advice is both essential and timely.

You can download the full workshop report here:
http://www.ingsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Summary-INGSA-MCC-Mercator-soc-sci-WS-Apr-2017.pdf

March 2017: Dr Julia Stamm joins g-read as Ambassador for Brussels

Dr Stamm is proud to join g-read - global research and develop ambassadors - as its Ambassador for Brussels

g-read understand research and development as a global business. We know the global research and development industry first hand. We can map out
trends, deepen your collaborative rekationships, and realise individual projects on your behalf. we can even help you to establish local offices - in more remote up-and-coming markets or in the
world's kowledge and high-tech hubs. We are also experienced in R&D diplomacy.

For further information: http://g-read.de/

November 2016: SCIENCE LEADS supports the first International Symposium on Collective Behaviour Change of the KLASICA network in Taipei,
Taiwan

The Knowledge, Learning and Societal Change Alliance (KLASICA), an international Research and Action Alliance, hosted by the Institute for Advanced Sustainability
Studies in Potsdam, Germany, held its first international symposium on 21-24 November 2016 in Taipei, Taiwan.

KLASICA is a new international effort using the wide range of intellectual lenses of the natural and social sciences, arts, and humanities to understand conditions
that enable or obstruct collective behaviour change and societal transformation to just and equitable sustainable futures and to use the evolving understanding to foster that change.

The Taiwan KLASICA symposium was the first in a series of events intended to advance understanding of and stimulate action on collective behaviour change. Its focus
was on studying cases of isolated and island communities in Asia seeking paths to sustainable futures.Dr Julia Stamm contributed her expertise in bringing
together international and interdisciplinary researchers and practioners and devising a highly interactive workshop agenda, combined with in-depth case studies and and a results-oriented
approach.

For more information on the KLASICA network, its activities and the Taipei workshop:

www.klasica.org

November 2016: Dr Julia Stamm Chair of the International Scientific Board of the Conference "Social Sciences and Humanities: A New Agenda for Europe's Challenges"

Held under the Slovak EU Presidency, the conference took place on 15 and 16 November 2016 in Bratislava, Slovakia.

The conference aimed to illustrate the indispensable contribution that the social sciences and humanities (SSH) bring to the workings
of democratic societies and to underline the vital role SSH research has and should continue to have in the EU science policy agenda.

May 2016: SCIENCE LEADS announces cooperation with MONTROIX Ltd, based in Australia

Science Leads, based in Berlin and Brussels, and Montroix (www.montroix.com), based in Canberra and Brisbane, are pleased to announce a new collaboration.

Since both companies offer high quality services in similar fields, we have agreed to collaborate to broaden our collective reach and impact and extend our services.
Together we now offer to prepare and conduct visits and fact-finding missions for individuals or delegations to some of the most innovative regions on the globe.

We know the research and innovation landscapes in Germany, the broader Europe and Australia. Depending on your institution’s strategic objectives, we will identify
the right people to meet and the relevant institutions to visit so that you will achieve the intended outcome in the most productive and most efficient way. Based on our expertise and experience,
we will organise trips for your delegations, prepare their agendas, set up meetings and, if required, support them on the ground and during their meetings. We offer the complete package to make
your international outreach even more successful.

For more information please get in touch: contact@science-leads.com or info@montroix.com

March 2016: Dr Julia Stamm on How to make interdisciplinary research work?